There has been a lot of hype around the Restaurant in the Sky, ever since we first announced it was on its way to the city. The thought of dining while suspended 100 feet in the air certainly caught peoples' imaginations in Glasgow and but this was one 'once in a lifetime' event that lived up to every expectation.

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Instead it falls to me to try to give you a sense of the arse-tightening terror that gripped me as my bravado faded and the table was lifted to the heavens.

All that brave and bold talk, 'aye, it'll be a skoosh, easy', evaporated within seconds. Pretty much the moment the wind picked up and the table, diners and entire service began to gently twist and sway in the wind.

Mind your napkin

There were no drops or mishaps on our flight. That doesn't stop you gripping every object for dear life. Your cutlery, your plate, your phone, your drinks, whatever you have to hand, it is held in a white-knuckled hold. There is no safety net. If something drops, you'll be picking it up when you reach the bottom.

Don't worry about karma

I was served pigeon for a starter and mocked the feathered inhabitants of George Square throughout the meal. 'I am eating yer da'' and other abysmal patter was hurled at them throughout the course. Not one of them attacked. Not one of them even keiched on me. Unless there is a team of them waiting for me at my car when I leave here tonight, I think I might have gotten away with it.

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Time flies

No seriously,- this is not a bad joke. We were up there for four courses and just over an hour and it all seemed to pass in minutes. Take it in and enjoy the experience. Unless you get a ticket for one of their remaining sittings, you'll never see Glasgow from this angle, ever again.

100 feet is a long way down

This might seem like I am stating the obvious, but you are sitting in line with the rooftops on George Square and the people below look like ants. We were at a press sitting and the clearly terrified Daily Record reporter tried to capture a sense of the scale in a manic, frenzied Facebook live broadcast. 'It's like seven double decker buses piled on top of each other, it's the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, it's, it's 12 elephants piled on top of each other.' Just take his word for it. You are high.

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Don't be a fearty

It's natural to feel a wee bit nervous when you are 100 feet up eating your dinner, but this is perfectly safe. You are strapped in. The structure is perfectly secure and you have plenty of staff on hand to reassure you, maybe even enough to hold out a big sheet to catch you as you plummet to earth. But, touch wood, they have held these events all over the world without incident - they even had one in Beirut. I've jinxed it now haven't I ...

Don't look up

'You've got the wrong way around,' I hear you cry, but no - looking UP was actually more terrifying. I am not sure if it was some kind of reverse vertigo, page one of Google suggests that might be a thing, but when I looked up at the cables holding us aloft and the crane rising above them, the backs of my legs started to tingle and my stomach tightened.

A word of advice for those afraid of heights

Firstly, good luck. You are going to need it. Secondly, don't sit on the end of a row. If you are in the middle you have people on either side of you you can almost forget that you are up there. If you are on the end, with a wide open space and 100 foot drop on one side, you get a sense of exactly how precarious your position is.

Fortune favours the brave

I had a few doubts about going but if you can get the cash together, go. Do this while it's in Glasgow. It is incredible. The food is fantastic (the restaurants involved guarantee that) but this is just an amazing experience from start to finish.

Finally, leave the car at home

As Gillian said in her review you are going to need a wee stiffener to calm the nerves, certainly when you first get up there. Go on, take a drink ...

There are still seats remaining at Restaurant in the Sky on June 19 and 20. Hutchesons, The Spanish Butcher, The Finnieston and Nardini’s will be providing the grub that day and you can find out more and book here.